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LOT 0621
Greek Blackware Kylix
CIRCA 5TH CENTURY B.C.
8 1/2 in. (215 grams, 21.5 cm wide).
Broad and shallow with two strap handles, tondo displaying a wreath of ivy leaves with tendrils and volutes underneath; the underside of the bowl with acanthus motifs; restored.
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market, early 2000s.
LiteratureCf. similar kylix in the collections of the Museum of Fine Art, Budapest, inv.no.51.230.
FootnotesDrinking cups (kylikes and skyphoi), along with mixing bowls and wine coolers (kraters and psykters), wine jars (amphorae), water jars (hydrai), pitchers (oinochoai), and ladles (kyathoi), were essential equipment for drinking parties. The kylix appears to have been the most popular form of drinking cup, probably because it was especially well-suited to the Greek custom of eating and drinking while reclining on a couch. These Attic kylikes were usually presented with a stemmed base, a deep bowl and two upturned loop handles, on a concave base.
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Greek Blackware Kylix
Circa 5th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
Broad and shallow with two strap handles, tondo displaying a wreath of ivy leaves with tendrils and volutes underneath; the underside of the bowl with acanthus motifs; restored. 215 grams, 21.5 cm wide
Acquired on the UK art market, early 2000s.
Drinking cups (kylikes and skyphoi), along with mixing bowls and wine coolers (kraters and psykters), wine jars (amphorae), water jars (hydrai), pitchers (oinochoai), and ladles (kyathoi), were essential equipment for drinking parties. The kylix appears to have been the most popular form of drinking cup, probably because it was especially well-suited to the Greek custom of eating and drinking while reclining on a couch. These Attic kylikes were usually presented with a stemmed base, a deep bowl and two upturned loop handles, on a concave base. -
'The Cyrus Collection' Greek Core-Formed Glass Oinochoe
5th century B.C.Estimate: £15,000 - 20,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £7,500
Ovoid blue body with narrow flared foot, pinched mouth and applied strap handle; marvered trail decoration in yellow to the shoulder, applied trails to the neck, marvered and dragged trails to the equator; cleaned and repolished; supplied with a custom-made stand. 197 grams total, 13.5 cm high including stand
Ex Antike Kunst Palladion, Basel. The Cyrus collection, 1970s. with Sotheby’s, New York, 9 December 2003, no.88. Accompanied by a copy of the relevant Sotheby's catalogue pages. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13097-248080.
During the 5th century B.C., the colours of Mediterranean Group I vessels expanded from blue or opaque white to include dark green, golden brown, and opaque brick red. -
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Greek Terracotta of Drunken Silenus Seated on a Ram
South Italian, 3rd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300
Hollow-formed and modelled in the round figure of a shaggy ram standing on a rectangular base with the slouching figure of Silenus on his back, clutching a large drinking horn in his right hand; white and red pigment; hollow underside. 257 grams, 12.2 cm
with Fortuna, Galerie fur alte Kunst, Zurich, 1998. Private collection, Zurich, acquired from the above in 2002. with Bonhams, New Bond Street, London, 1 December 2020, no.67. Private collection, UK. Accompanied by copies of the relevant Fortuna, Galerie fur alte Kunst catalogue pages. Accompanied by copies of the relevant Bonhams catalogue pages.
